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woodbuck27
03-10-2014, 08:52 AM
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24474807/lions-owner-william-clay-ford-88-dies

Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr., 88, dies

By Josh Katzowitz | NFL Writer

March 9, 2014 1:13 pm ET

" Four months after his family celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Ford family buying the Lions franchise, owner William Clay Ford Sr. has died. . . . . Ford, 88, was the grandson of Henry Ford, and he bought the franchise for $6 million in 1963 (according to Forbes, it's worth $900 million today). " FR. LINK

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mraynrand
03-10-2014, 09:21 AM
RIP, WCF. And Lions fans ask: Can't a former Boeing CEO run the Lions too?

Kiwon
03-10-2014, 11:14 PM
Actually, waxing nostalgic, the Lions used to be good, or at least respectable, year after year.

It seems like they have been declining along with the city.

woodbuck27
03-14-2014, 07:44 PM
http://www.freep.com/article/20140311/COL08/303110035/martha-ford-bill-ford-jr-william-clay-ford-detroit-lions?odyssey=obinsite

Drew Sharp: Though it's not official, Detroit Lions are Bill Ford Jr.'s baby now

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